Definition
Definition of chelicerate - Reverso English Dictionary
Noun
arthropod groupTECH. any arthropod of the subphylum Chelicerata, which includes spiders, scorpions, and mitesTECH.
- The scientist studied the chelicerate to understand its unique anatomy.
Adjective
1.
arthropod groupTECH. relating to chelicerates, a group of arthropodsTECH.
- The chelicerate characteristics are evident in spiders and scorpions.
2.
biologyTECH. resembling or related to chelicerae appendagesTECH.
- The chelicerate structure is crucial for their feeding.
Origin of chelicerate
Greek, chele (claw) + keras (horn)
Examples of chelicerate in a sentence
The museum displayed a fossilized chelicerate. Chelicerate species include ticks and mites. The fossil showed chelicerate features. The chelicerate features are evident in these arthropods. Scientists studied the chelicerate adaptations in spiders.
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- French:chélicérate, ...
- German:Chelicerate, cheliceratenbezogen, ...
- Italian:aracnide, relativo ai chelicerati, ...
- Spanish:artrópodo quelicerado, relativo a los quelicerados, ...
- Portuguese:quelicerado, queliceriforme, ...
- Chinese:螯肢类, 螯肢类的, ...
- Japanese:鋏角類, 鋏角類の, ...
- Arabic:كلابي, كَلِسِيرِي, ...
- Hebrew:קְלִיצֶּרָטָה, כְּלִיצֵרָטִי, ...
- Russian:хелицерат, хелицеровый, ...
- Ukrainian:павукоподібне, хеліцеровий, ...
- Hindi:केलिसरेट, केलिसरेट समूह, ...
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